Bracket supported suspended chair



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BRACKET SUPPORT-ED SUSPENDED CHAIR Filed May 8, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 My 2 9 3- r. v. ZDANAITIS Er AL 2,446,036

' BRACKET SUPPORTED SUSPENDED- 63MB Filed Ma 8,1945 I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fly-y INVENTOR.

Patented July 27, 1948 BRACKET SUPPORTED SUSPENDED VitZdanaitis and Violet Zdanaitis, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Application May 8, 1945, Serial No.592,595

. 1 This invention relates to a convertible auxiliary chair especially adaptable for use in a passenger motor vehicle to support an infant in a sitting position and also adaptable for use as an auxiliary chair for an infant by detaching the carrier hooks which support the seating device in a passenger motor vehicle.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a convertible auxiliary chair adaptable for supporting an infant in a sitting position in a passenger motor vehicle which is simple in design, economical to construct, and possesses advantages of detachability.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a convertible auxiliary chair for an infant which is secured to and carried on the seat of a passenger motor vehicle by means of detachable carrier hooks, and after detachment, the auxiliary chair is adaptable for use as a seating device for an infant when placed on the floor surface, on the seat of a conventional chair, or on other elevated,

structures, the auxiliary chair being equipped with suction cup members which prevent the seat frame from slipping or sliding relative to the surface upon which the chair may be placed.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a simplified and improved construction of a convertible auxiliary chair adaptable to supporting an infant in a sitting position, the improvement being distinguished by the detachable carrier hooks terminating in spring members which support the auxiliary chair in a passenger motor vehicle, and the auxiliary chair comprising arm rests, vertical leg members, and bottom cross members of continuous unitary construction, supporting frame for the seat and back rests of continuous unitary construction, seat and back rest members, a short spacer piece connecting the bottom cross members as an additional support, and suction cup members arranged under the seat frame to prevent slipping or sliding of the frame relative to the floor or other smooth surface upon which the auxiliary chair may be placed.

The other specific objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent upon consideration of the following detailed specifications and accompanying drawings wherein there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of the invention.

Figure I is a perspective view of the auxiliary chair; Figure 2 is a broken perspective View of the detachable device used for attaching the auxiliary chair to the back of the seat in a passenger motor vehicle; Figure3-is a perspective view of the auxiliary chair and the detachable deviice attached to the chair; Figure 4 is an elevated side 2 Claims. (Cl. 155-79) view of the auxiliary chair; Figure 5is an elevated front view of the auxiliary chairyFigulre G isa sectional View taken approximately on line Ill-"-10 of Figurefl; Figure 7 is a sectional View taken approximately on line H--ll of Figure 5; Figure, 8 isan enlarged view taken approximately on line |2-l2 of Figure 3; and Figure 9 is an enlarged view taken approximately on line l3--|3' ofFigure3. i

The structure of the convertibleauxiliary chair comprising the detachable device for supportingthe chair from the seat in a passenger motor vehicle andthe auxiliary chair is clearly illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawing. The convertible auxiliary chair is constructed of such dimensions that the carrier hook members will support the chair on the seat in a passenger motorvehicl'e with the suction cup members resting on the seat. Referring to the drawing, the detachable device as shown in Figure 3 is of continuous unitary construction with the parallel stems B of the carrier hooks as shown inFigure 3 beingformed in an arc contour with the upper end bending inwardly and connected by horizontal bar A to fit over the back rest of a seat in a passenger motor vehicle '(not shown). Thecarrier hooks are made of a single piece of material of tubular or red con struction with the stems being formed in the contour of the back rest. The hooks are not attached to the auxiliary seat by welding, bolts, or other such means of attachment which are commonly found in the. ordinary convertible auxiliary chair. The lower extremities of the carrier hooks are constructed so as to fit inward and over parts I and 2 at joint 1 in Figure 1 and as more particularly illustrated by reference mark C in Figure 9 with the carrier hooks extending downward as shown by D in Figure 9 at an angle to the back of part I. The lower portions of the carrier hooks extend rearwardly (approximately at right angles to D as indicated by E in Figure 9, and then around the vertical legs of the auxiliary The auxiliary chair comprising four continuous units is of tubular or rod construction and made from light metal, preferably aluminum. The arm rests, vertical leg members, and longitudinal bottom cross members designated by reference mark I in Figure 1 are constructed in two units, each unit being formed in the shape of an inverted Llwith an arm rest, two parallel vertical leg members, and two fbolttoii i cross members bent inwardly at right angles to the vertical leg members and also to the arm rest with the bottom cross members being parallel to the floor surf-ace. The members connecting the legs I constitute arm-rests 3. Suction cup members are slipped on the rods or tubes comprising the bot tom cross members at reference mark in Figure I I and attached to the bottom support members by suitable means such as welding. The two units, each comprising an arm rest, vertical le'gm'einbers, and longitudinal bottom supports, are connected at reference .mark'5 in Figure 1 by suitable means such aswelding. s ..-The supporting frame for the seat and back res.t. designated byreference mark? in Figure ,1 is pfpontinuou'sgunitary construction in the formatioi'iv of a rectangle with the seat framebent inwardly at right angle to the support for the backcrest. The frame supporting the seat is parallel to the bottom support members and the supporting frame'forthe seat andback rest are formedcsubstantially in the shapeof an L. The supporting frame for the seat and back rest is connectedto theframe comprising the arm rests, legs, ,and bottom support members at points ,6 as s hown in Figures 1, and fl by suitable Ir ear s uch as welding, which holds the frame supportin'g the seat and back rest in a rigid position. This method or connecting the frames is superior tothebolts, nuts, screws, and other such means of affixation found in the ordinary chair ,4 j The bo tom support members are connectedat Figure ;1 by suitable means such as welding, the short spacer rod 3 bent in the form of'an a r-r9 attached to, the bottom members at reference mark 5. Suction.cup members designated b referenc'e mark 4 Figure 1 are arranged er the seat'frauiie to prevent the frame from sl ping o-r .,sliding when placed, ,fona Smooth cc. The sideshof the cylindrically formed sue on,':cup ..inenibers arefdrilled of such dimenthat the r'nembersmay be slipped on the tbes' forming the bottom supports for the cha r atreferenceinark 5 and attached'to the podsbr tub'esjby suitable means such as welding h wn'ih Figure 6., Thebottom part of each p memberisdrilledand tapped of such n wnf s sh wn v r eren elmark s i that arubb erip'afd of standard construction ,te screwedintothe suction cup member. a a 'ana n a tape wh n the cor or other smooth surface, when 1 w the,. u i' cua sm l lr t ereb 'inirig a'suction grip with respect to such similar exc'ept for d e nsi ons 'being t l sii t haf e ou t n On e. t bes o was c m m ,su n "'m'e for ctheseat and backrest members as "h' in Figure l fI'he seat andback rest'memre constructed fof three layers of material, 11 r to erjcr leatherette l3, the second layer brkapcktr "contain l2, and the lower layer of plywood backing H as shown'ih'Fi'g'ure 7. The

rate or on an elevated surface such as a cone i a pr n f a avi a'be' ventional chair.

The above specifically described embodiment of theinveritionshould be considered as illustrative only as obviously many changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

NVhali iS claimed is! 1. A childs seating structure for use in an automobile, a chair pnovided with an L, S haped open frame for the back rest and seat t'hereof, another frameconstituting the legs and ar -grirests ofthe chair and provided with cross meme for the fore and rearleg s, thesidesjo'f said frame being securedto each otheiisaid legsov r; lapping and secured to the back-restandseat frame, and a detachablesupport for chair having a bent loop upper po-rtion adaptedhior connection with the backrest of an autcirn bile seat and provided ,with pendent side me bei s having inturn'ed ofis'ets n uant m terminal hooks by whichboth'of semantic are'empraced, thus securing the seating structure in suspended position. a 2., In a; detachable support .rq-r s sp'e'nqing a childs chairirom'th'e back-rest or an automobile seat where the chair isor a type having ariiie a k-r st an l g 5 .1 1 9 5 pp' er loop portion and pendent side 'niember's, I the ,jlower portions thereof having inturned offsets and out turned terminal hooks, said offsets having sap porting engagement with said chairjumier fthe arm-rests thereotand hoohed engagement with the rear legs o ffthechair around the backs thereof, thus to secure the chair suspenjdd "place, when saidiloo'p pcrtion is disposed over 'the'back lest for the automobile seat, I

Vl N I'Il H- VIOLET ZDANA ITIS.

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